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This Fall, get ready to collect as many tokens & badges as you can, by diving into books that evoke the crisp air, changing leaves, and cozy moments!🍂📚🍁



-->There are 10 categories each having 5 prompts as options, divided into 4 levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced & premium. Points per prompt increase as you go from beginner to premium level.
-->To get started, pick a beginner category and collect at least 1 badge to unlock the intermediate category. Next, collect at least 2 more badges to unlock the advanced category. The premium category can be unlocked by collecting 1 category completion token of either intermediate or advanced level.

-->Here’s how you earn badges & tokens:-

1. You earn a badge for completing any prompt of a category. You can collect only 1 badge per prompt, however, you can collect more points for reusing the prompt.
2. On completing any 3 out of 5 prompts of a category, you earn a category completion token.

Categories & Levels:- (under spoiler)
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🍂Beginner Level: Cozy Start😊

Categories:-

Cozy Sweater Weather:
1. Read a book that takes place in a small, charming town.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming family dynamic.
3. Read a book with a feel-good romance.
4. Pick a book with a comforting and relatable protagonist.
5. Choose a book with a cozy, autumn-themed cover.

Harvest Hues:
1. Read a book with an orange cover.
2. Read a book with a protagonist who loves farming.
3. Pick a book with title starting with “H”.
4. Read a book with a protagonist who enjoys cooking or baking.
5. Read a book featuring a YA protagonist.

🍁Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration📖

Categories:-

Atmospheric Mysteries:
1. Read a mystery set in a small, atmospheric town.
2. Choose a mystery with a detective who has a distinctive hobby.
3. Pick a book with a two-word title.
4. Read a mystery with a spooky or eerie setting.
5. Choose a mystery that involves a group of friends or neighbors.

Pumpkin Spice Pages:
1. Read a book with a scene featuring a cozy coffee shop.
2. Read a book with a cover that showcases pumpkins or gourds.
3. Pick a book with a scene set in a kitchen or bakery.
4. Read a book with the protagonist’s name starting with the letter “p”.
5. Choose a book where food or drink plays a significant role in the plot.

Falling Leaves:
1. Read a book with a title that includes a nature-related word.
2. Choose a book with a cover featuring leaves or foliage.
3. Pick a book with a setting in a forest or woodland area.
4. Read a book that explores themes of change and transformation.
5. Choose a book with a brown cover.

🌸Advanced Level: Enriching Adventure🌟

Categories:-

Bonfire Nights:
1. Read a book that features a memorable campfire scene.
2. Choose a book set in a remote location or wilderness.
3. Choose a book with a cover that has warm, earthy tones.
4. Read a romance set in historical periods.
5. Choose a book with a sense of camaraderie or shared adventure.

Magical Realms:
1. Read a fantasy book set in an enchanted forest.
2. Choose a fantasy book with a magical creature as a main character.
3. Pick a book with a magical school or academy.
4. Read a sci-fi that takes place in a fantastical world.
5. Choose a fantasy book with a strong emphasis on world-building.

Back-to-School Vibes:
1. Read a book with a protagonist who is a teacher or student.
2. Choose a book set in a school or academic environment.
3. Pick a book that explores themes of personal growth and learning.
4. Read a coming-of-age story centered around a young character's experiences.
5. Read a book with a one-word title.

📚Premium Level: Heartfelt Connections💖

Categories:-

Wholesome Family Stories:
1. Read a book that revolves around a multigenerational family.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming sibling relationship.
3. Pick a book featuring a single parent.
4. Read a book with a strong focus on the bond between parents and children.
5. Choose a book where a family's journey is a central theme.

Autumn Romance:
1. Read a romance featuring royals.
2. Choose a romance with a cozy, autumnal setting.
3. Pick a book that features characters reconnecting after a period of time.
4. Read a book where friendship evolves into a meaningful romantic relationship.
5. Choose a book with rivals to lovers trope.
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GENERAL RULES:-

1. Books read On or AFTER 1st September will count under the challenge.
2. The book read must be at least 120 pages to count.
3. Each prompt can be used a maximum of 2 times.
4. It's not compulsory to read all 5 prompts of a category to achieve category completion token, only 3 need to be completed.
5. A review must be at least a paragraph (3-4 lines) to count for points.
6. Once you unlock intermediate, advanced & premium categories, you are free to use any prompt of any category at any time. But, you have to start the challenge with a beginner category prompt compulsorily.
7. The badges & tokens you'll achieve will be in addition to our usual awards. They will be posted in this thread timely. Once you achieve a token or badge, you can collect it by creating a thread in this folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Point Scoring:--

1. Prompt scoring
- Beginner: 2 points
- Intermediate: 3 points
- Advanced: 4 points
- Premium: 5 points

2. Review: 2 points for each book reviewed.

3. Page count scoring:-
-->For every book above 300 pages-
301-400: 2 points
401-500: 3 points
501-600: 4 points
601-700: 5 points
701 and above: 7 points.

Posting Format

Category:
Prompt Number:
Book Name with link/author:
Date Read:
Pg count:
Review link if any:
Points:

Once you complete a category (on completing any 3 out of 5 prompts of a category), post as:-

Prompts used: Mention the numbers
Message numbers(of completion posts): See the top left of the message to find Message numbers.

NOTE: You can collect your badges as soon as qualify for them, you don't have to wait for permission from us.

For Tracking Purposes
Categories & Levels:-
🍂Beginner Level: Cozy Start😊

Categories:-

Cozy Sweater Weather:
1. Read a book that takes place in a small, charming town : Just don’t fall
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming family dynamic : Little women
3. Read a book with a feel-good romance : Persephone : Hades’ torment
4. Pick a book with a comforting and relatable protagonist : She drives me crazy
5. Choose a book with a cozy, autumn-themed cover.

Harvest Hues:
1. Read a book with an orange cover : A Dead Man and Doggie Delights
2. Read a book with a protagonist who loves farming.
3. Pick a book with title starting with “H” : Heir of Fire
4. Read a book with a protagonist who enjoys cooking or baking.
5. Read a book featuring a YA protagonist : Daughter of the moon goddess

🍁Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration📖

Categories:-

Atmospheric Mysteries:
1. Read a mystery set in a small, atmospheric town.
2. Choose a mystery with a detective who has a distinctive hobby.
3. Pick a book with a two-word title.
4. Read a mystery with a spooky or eerie setting.
5. Choose a mystery that involves a group of friends or neighbors.

Pumpkin Spice Pages:
1. Read a book with a scene featuring a cozy coffee shop.
2. Read a book with a cover that showcases pumpkins or gourds.
3. Pick a book with a scene set in a kitchen or bakery.
4. Read a book with the protagonist’s name starting with the letter “p”.
5. Choose a book where food or drink plays a significant role in the plot.

Falling Leaves:
1. Read a book with a title that includes a nature-related word : Heart Berries
2. Choose a book with a cover featuring leaves or foliage : Heart of the sun warrior
3. Pick a book with a setting in a forest or woodland area : Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
4. Read a book that explores themes of change and transformation.
5. Choose a book with a brown cover : Blackwater

🌸Advanced Level: Enriching Adventure🌟

Categories:-

Bonfire Nights:
1. Read a book that features a memorable campfire scene.
2. Choose a book set in a remote location or wilderness.
3. Choose a book with a cover that has warm, earthy tones.
4. Read a romance set in historical periods.
5. Choose a book with a sense of camaraderie or shared adventure.

Magical Realms:
1. Read a fantasy book set in an enchanted forest.
2. Choose a fantasy book with a magical creature as a main character : Queen of shadows
3. Pick a book with a magical school or academy : Zodiac Academy
4. Read a sci-fi that takes place in a fantastical world : Dune
5. Choose a fantasy book with a strong emphasis on world-building.

Back-to-School Vibes:
1. Read a book with a protagonist who is a teacher or student.
2. Choose a book set in a school or academic environment.
3. Pick a book that explores themes of personal growth and learning.
4. Read a coming-of-age story centered around a young character's experiences.
5. Read a book with a one-word title.

📚Premium Level: Heartfelt Connections💖

Categories:-

Wholesome Family Stories:
1. Read a book that revolves around a multigenerational family.
2. Choose a book with a heartwarming sibling relationship.
3. Pick a book featuring a single parent.
4. Read a book with a strong focus on the bond between parents and children.
5. Choose a book where a family's journey is a central theme.

Autumn Romance:
1. Read a romance featuring royals.
2. Choose a romance with a cozy, autumnal setting.
3. Pick a book that features characters reconnecting after a period of time.
4. Read a book where friendship evolves into a meaningful romantic relationship.
5. Choose a book with rivals to lovers trope : Love, Theoretically

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Beginner Level: Cozy Start

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: #1
Book Name with link/author: Just Don't Fall: A Fake Dating Hockey RomCom
Date Read: Sep 4
Pg count: 330
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6

Badge: 1
> Badge collected



> Intermediate Level is Open

Beginner Level: Cozy Start

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: #3
Book Name with link/author: Persephone: Hades' Torment
Date Read: Sep 6
Pg count: 164
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 4
Total points : 10

Badge: 2
> Badge collected

Beginner Level: Cozy Start

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather
Prompt Number: #4
Book Name with link/author: She Drives Me Crazy
Date Read: Sep 7
Pg count: 320
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 6
Total points : 16

Badge: 3
> Badge collected



> Category completed

Beginner Level: Cozy Start

Category: Harvest Hues
Prompt Number: #5
Book Name with link/author: Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Date Read: Sep 14
Pg count: 503
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 8
Total points : 24

Badge: 4
> Badge collected

Completion Post for Category Token
Beginner Level: Cozy Start

Category: Cozy Sweater Weather

Prompts used: #1, #3, #4
Message numbers (of completion posts):
prompt #1 - msg 5
prompt #3 - msg 6
prompt #4 - msg 7

Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration

Category: Falling Leaves
Prompt Number: #2
Book Name with link/author: Heart of the Sun Warrior
Date Read: Sep 29
Pg count: 465
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 8
Total points : 32

Badge: 5
> Badge collected

Intermediate Level: Comfortable Exploration

Category: Falling Leaves
Prompt Number: #1
Book Name with link/author: Heart Berries: A Memoir
Date Read: Sep 30
Pg count: 145
Review link if any: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Points: 5
Total points : 37

Badge: 6
> Badge collected